USAID is on Trump and Musk's cost-cutting list. Here's where the foreign aid agency spends its money.
The US provides some amount of aid to most countries, including nearly every country in Africa and Asia. Many polls have found a majority of Americans believe the US is spending too much on foreign aid,
What is USAID? Explaining the US foreign aid agency and why Trump, Musk want to end it
President Donald Trump’s administration has made significant changes to the U.S. agency charged with delivering humanitarian assistance overseas.
How Christian Groups Are Responding to Trump’s Foreign-Aid Freeze
Since the inauguration, the incoming Administration has imposed spending freezes and stop-work orders on a wide swath of American foreign-aid enterprises. Funding for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)—which,
Trump's foreign aid freeze could prove to be a boon for the world's authoritarian strongmen
When President Trump froze foreign assistance, he argued the drastic step was needed to eliminate waste and block what he derides as “woke” spending. Experts say the suspension has another, far more serious consequence: emboldening authoritarian strongmen.
What is USAID? Foreign aid from US suspended by President Trump and Elon Musk
Trump's overhaul of the federal government now has its sights set on foreign aid from the U.S. Here's what we know and which jobs might be cut.
Dozens more USAID staff ousted as Trump administration dismantles aid agency
The Trump administration over the weekend put on administrative leave dozens more staff at U.S. Agency for International Development.
USAID website goes offline in Trump administration's 2-week-old freeze on foreign aid worldwide
USAID’s website has dropped offline without explanation in the Trump administration’s two-week-old funding freeze of U.S. foreign aid and development funding
What is USAID, the foreign assistance agency the Trump administration wants to shut down?
Learn more about what USAID is and how it works after Department of Government Efficiency leader Musk says he and Trump are hoping to shut down the federal agency.
What is USAID? Explaining the US foreign aid agency and why President Donald Trump and Elon Musk want to end it
President Donald Trump’s administration has made significant changes to the U.S. agency charged with delivering humanitarian assistance overseas that has left aid
The Truth About U.S. Foreign Aid: A Response To Secretary Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio’s foreign aid freeze and review asks if it makes America safer, stronger, and more prosperous. The evidence shows ...
Foreign Aid Freeze Leaves Millions Without H.I.V. Treatment
President Trump’s pause on aid, and the gutting of the primary aid agency, could jeopardize the health of more than 20 ...
How the US foreign aid freeze is intensifying humanitarian crises across the globe
Food distribution is being stopped. Health services are being shut down. Lifesaving aid is being tied up, with no way to ...
As Trump tries to slash US foreign aid, here are 3 common myths many Americans mistakenly believe about it
While U.S. taxpayers have long spent just a few bucks each on foreign aid every year, the impact is profound, saving millions ...
Iran praises US for cutting foreign aid funding as it looks for a Trump message on nuclear talks
Iran’s government seems to be welcoming decisions by the United States — even though they happen to come from a man Iranian ...
Analysis: How to make US foreign aid work for Africa
A small share of American aid being converted into equity investments or concessionary loans could enable a more resilient ...
US foreign aid freeze is upending global aid and the work of contractors
The extent of the impacts of the Trump administration’s sudden 90-day freeze of almost all foreign aid is still unclear ...
Trump Looking to Revamp USAID With Musk Help, Senior White House Official Says
President Donald Trump and his team are having discussions about merging USAID into the State Department in order to ...